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Chocolate to follow cheese in sealed hygienic pack move

Chocolate packaging to take cheese's lead on hygiene, says Theegarten Pactec. Company showcases choc pack using flow wrap combined with cardboard for added protection

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All chocolate will one day be packaged in fully-sealed wrappers like those used in the cheese industry, according to Theegarten Pactec.

Steffen John, head of mechanical engineering at the company, said: "The market is going more in this way to have tight and hygienic packages. We know it from cheese that you have completely closed seals. We think in the future all candies and chocolate will go this way."

LoeschPack partnership

Theegarten Pactec
recently partnered with fellow machinery supplier LoeschPack
to create a packaging line for chocolate bars that combines flow wrap with cardboard in order to give the product greater protection.

"The aim was to have a premium package and a very hygienic package inside because with the help of the flow pack machine you have a complete sealed package."

"Normally you have aluminum foil over the chocolate bar and this is not completely closed. It is additional cost of course, but the main point is hygiene."